Trick or Treat

Happy (late) Halloween!

(Thanks for the pics, Les, I accidentally deleted mine.)

Had a blast trick or treating with the girls for the 3rd year in a row!

Thanks for letting me be a Barlow again, Sis!

In 3 short days....

Both of these girls arrive in Texas! (One for 10 days, the other permanently.)

I'm so excited to be reunited with my home fries.

Jocelyn is such a blast to be around and makes every situation fun.

And Zoe... well, my dad says it best- "isn't she just the cutest little blonde?"

How did I spend my weekend?

Well, with rain storms creating this round the city...

Marsh and I decided to make it a weekend "in."

We enjoyed a nice big New York style pizza at a local fave up in

Georgetown while watching Friends re-runs...

Enjoyed a mug of apple cider while reading

mags at Barnes and Nobles during yet another downpour....

(they make the best cider. go try some soon)

Went and saw this movie. Not my best decision... but it had its moments...

Put on PJs and watched office re-runs to get pumped for the new season!

4 more days!!

Ok, so maybe it wasn't that exciting.. but in a way I really enjoyed

sleeping in, lounging around, watching old shows, and being lazy in the rain.

I think everyone could use a weekend "in" every now and then.

24

A few weeks ago, I celebrated birthday #24. It was a great day.. and has been a great year since!

The Barlow family threw me a great surprise party!

Birthday morning workout.

Macaroni Grill with friends.

Meg comes to visit!! We had a blast the entire time. Loved catching up with this girl.

Six Flags. Sick on every ride- still rounded them all.

Hitting up some sales at the Tanger outlets in San Marcus.

San Antonio's Hard Rock Cafe!

Our downtown photoshoot. Thanks Les- they turned out great!

Loving my life at 24! Here's to the rest of the year!

God's sense of humor

I normally don't share too many work stories, but this one has to be passed on. This month I created a "spa day" activity in which I take women to the beautyshop and give them an upscale (within my budget) hand massage and manicure. This morning, I brought in one of my favorite ladies, Ms. Richey. As we began, she took off her wedding ring and placed it on the table, and I began her massage not thinking twice about it. A few hours later, Ms. Richey's daughter comes up to me and politely says "Heather... my mom has lost her wedding ring and said she took it off when you were giving her a manicure?" Wide-eyed, I assured the daughter (and myself) that it was probably in the beautyshop and I'd go get it. Thirty minutes later after praying my heart out while tearing through every trash can and laundry basket I came in contact with (not to mention crawling corner to corner bug-eyed), I had to fess up and tell the Richey's that the ring had been misplaced. Very disheartened, she let me know she wasn't upset at me and that these things happen. Can you imagine how responsible and horrible I felt? I was so scared what would happen to me when my boss found out what had happened! With nothing else to do but go back to work- I started getting ready for another activity when one of the nurse aids came up to me and said Ms. Richey had found her ring!! I ran to her room to find her sitting on her chair. She started laughing when I walked in and simply said "would you know it? it was in my bosom the whole time. I put things in my bra when I'm empty-handed."

Ohhh, your bosom. Why didn't I think of that?

"and then I'll be like- move it skinny"

(still one of my favorite jokes, Riss)

Today I retire my skinny jeans.

They don't make sense on my body anymore.

R.I.P my old friend- back to boot-cut it is.

From the middle school dance recitals (both "Thriller" and "Bad")....

to the 10th grade History 2 month research project on his personal life...

and the countless hours watching music videos....

there is no denying that I loved Michael Jackson.

Truly a legend, and amazing performer!